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59. The Spooks of Bottle Bay - paulg235
https://youtu.be/4RCeOkXwj_g

Unique: 5.5
Story: 2.25
Music: 5.5
Animation: N/A
Personal: 5
Average: 4.5625

This intro gives me a weird sense of nostalgia even though Im sure I hadnt seen it before. A lot of shows aimed at young children tend to be patronizing, but theres something refreshingly genuine about this.

The intro has a fairly unique presentation, which makes me think of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood of Make-Believe, if it was haunted. My favorite part had to be the effect of the water inside the bottle, which actually looked really good for the time (in the 90s). In fact, I couldnt tell if the waves were animated or exactly how they did that, but I decided against giving this a score for Animation because its mostly puppetry.

I liked the theme song, with that melodic whoo (which was nicely timed with the glow of the owls eyes). The song nicely sets the tone, assuring its audience that although the show is about ghosts, its not going to be too scary.

As with many of the intros, theres not much story beyond giving us the premise of the show, namely a bunch of spooks live inside the bottle. And theres just so much personality that comes across from the cut-up sheets flying through the air. But I feel like I might have liked this show if I had watched it at the appropriate age!